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Vince P
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# Posted: 1 Jan 2012 07:48am
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Happy New Year! Anyone have a to-do list already formed for 2012?
Here's mine so far:
1. partially bury my water cistern and re-plumb to cabin
2. cut new trails through the woods.
3. build a new footbridge over the stream that won't float away at high water
4. spruce up the front of the cabin with some spruce trees
5. Work less at the cabin and relax more
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turkeyhunter
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# Posted: 1 Jan 2012 09:17am
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dont really have a schedule or a list-----
would like to get my log siding on the cabin in jan and feb
do some more wiring and finish insulation.....by mid march
then there is turkey season from last march till 1st of may---
then i will get back on cabin work...........:-).....maybe
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Rifraf
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# Posted: 1 Jan 2012 11:47am - Edited by: Rifraf
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wire + plumb the cabin
insulate
put finish on walls and floors
add fixtures and lights
dig well , install septic
move in!
That should keep me busy until summer anyway.. I'm 3rs from my cabin and can only go once a week at best.
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larry
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# Posted: 1 Jan 2012 12:12pm
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early spring my goal is to finish the shower/toilet building and cover the porch. the most important goal for me is to then enjoy it the rest of the season.
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simon
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# Posted: 1 Jan 2012 02:47pm
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Relocate, find work, and start building..
In that order..
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mrmij
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# Posted: 1 Jan 2012 02:57pm
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Finish clearing Highpoint.
Pour slabs for sheds and move two motorcycles and ranch-specific tools out.
Continue clearing Red Cedar from the Oak forest areas and liberate the lone standing Oak.
Take delivery of the JD 3720/MX5/grapple/treeshear/trailer.
Build the bunkhouse.
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customrunner
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# Posted: 1 Jan 2012 08:41pm - Edited by: customrunner
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Were to start...
finish cedar trim and facia
hardey board and cedar siding
cedar shake on gabels
front deck with metal roof
interior walls
plumbing
wiring
insulation
install cabinets and counters
install fire place and chimney
flooring
T@G pine on the walls
rest of interior finishing
setup the solar
dig and install septic
and setup the water pump system
and so on
and so on
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and all to be complete buy the end of spring
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rayyy
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# Posted: 2 Jan 2012 05:36pm
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Gee,I was gonna start listing everything that I have left to do but Customrunner prettywell sumed it up for me.Thanks dude!I must say,though I went from a scratched out patch in my woods to 4 walls,a roof and floor,1 door,1window,wood stove,gas heater,stove and frig.Bathtub,kitchen sink,bathroom vanity,hot waterheater,base cabinetry and cupboards,12 volt lighting.120 v generator set up,water storage set up,side poarch,5 facecoards of fire wood,90 tons of gravel spread out up the drive way.Yes I have had a busy summer now I'm picking away at my TO-DO list.
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SE Ohio
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# Posted: 2 Jan 2012 07:38pm
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Install cabinets (burglars stole my storage containers, cabinets will be too much work to steal)
Install counter with sink and pitcher pump, set up gray water drain
Plan cabin extension (14 x 22 gets a bit cozy with our 3 kids under 9)
Plant hostas and other low light plants
Hide some security cameras and get pictures of next burglars
"Outhouse" for compost toilet
Firewood storage building
Clear a bit more firebreak around cabin
"Work less and enjoy more" per Vince P
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justincasei812
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# Posted: 11 Jan 2012 01:22pm
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Just in the process of finalizing a deal on a cabin. So I am sure the list is pretty long for the first couple of yrs. Not even sure what the list will consist of but it will be a long one. Lol
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ErinsMom
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# Posted: 11 Jan 2012 07:02pm
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for turkeyhunter it will always be:
hunt, hunt, hunt, work on cabin, hunt, hunt...you get the idea.
for me,
Get the building permit and septic placed. I have an opportunity to buy 100 pieces of used tin for $4.00 a piece. I have no where to store. Where does everyone store materials in anticipation of building?
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trollbridge
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# Posted: 11 Jan 2012 09:04pm - Edited by: trollbridge
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Quoting: ErinsMom I have an opportunity to buy 100 pieces of used tin for $4.00 a piece. I have no where to store. Where does everyone store materials in anticipation of building?
Buy the tin...you won't regret it and store it wherever you can. Ours sat behind our shed and under our deck for a quite a while. At one time we had almost our whole cabin in our garage and still where able to get both cars in during the winter. You'll need to be creative on how you stack and store that's all :)
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bushawk
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# Posted: 11 Jan 2012 10:11pm
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Hi Im the new guy, here is the plan ,
Purchase the land
Build temporary work camp,.... portable garage ,..... Mash tent style
Clear and prep site for cabin to be built in 2013
Enjoy the invigorating work in the wilderness ,
I built a wilderness home many years ago, lost it ,now it is time to return to my dream
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Jeremy165
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# Posted: 12 Jan 2012 12:38am
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Insulate
t&g or shiplap my interior walls
Install 2x6 treated lumber as my front deck. I've never done a herring bone pattern so I framed my joists 12" OC and thats what the plan is!
Trim my windows and find some cheap lapsiding
Clear lots of brush and burn it
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Malamute
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# Posted: 12 Jan 2012 01:05am
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work on the cabin addition, including building the floor, getting the logs home, doing log work, getting roof on, cutting windows in, start sunroom off south side, get study off north side going, finish storage building and move junk from paid storage into home storage, clean out the small shop so I can get my reloading stuff back up and going.
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cabingal3
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# Posted: 12 Jan 2012 01:29am
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burn more piles of trash out at the woods
put shakes on the outside kitchen walls with the mister.
start a living room on the front of the cabin.
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cabingal3
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# Posted: 12 Jan 2012 01:30am
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Quoting: bushawk I built a wilderness home many years ago, lost it ,now it is time to return to my dream
good for u.thats what keeps us old cabiners going.the dream of owning land and building us a place.good luck.
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toofewweekends
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# Posted: 12 Jan 2012 02:28am
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Trouble with these lists is they're causing me to think of more stuff to do! My original list was:
-- build a deck.
-- trail work.
-- tear down an old cabin and reuse material on a shed.
-- more R & R
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toddheyn
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# Posted: 12 Jan 2012 06:03am
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We are headed to our "White Birch Acres" this coming weekend to start our 2012 list.
This year I plan to:
Open up more of the woods surrounding our cabin
Plan and lay out a 12x12 addition to our 12x16 cabin
Start construction on the addition pending my employment status
Actually enjoy the "backwoods"
Considering the high temperature on Saturday and Sunday is going to be 2 degrees Farenheit, I am not sure how much outside work I am going to get accomplished. Just being at the cabin is enough for me.
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nicalisa
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# Posted: 12 Jan 2012 11:29pm
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OMGosh,
If I wrote it all down and my husband saw it he would be fit to be tied!
Suffice it to say, it is a long and distinguished list:)
and if you can keep a secret it looks something like this....
Panel inside of cabin
Stain wood
Hang trim pieces
Hang curtain rods/curtains
Make hide under loft aways
Install all electrical (lights/outlets) in and outside cap them
Install solar, plug extensions, hang lights
Install walls of shower room
Tile floor / walls / fireplace / backsplash
Box out propane tanks, stove, fridge
Install wash tub next to shower
Install clear roof over wash tub
Make side deck
I guess now that I look at it, it is much smaller than past years:)
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cabinbiscuits
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# Posted: 13 Jan 2012 11:38pm
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1- Get through government red tape to obtain zoning and building permits. Been waiting about 1 1/2 months for the zoning permit so far.
2- Do some repairs and improvements to our camp Jeep.
3- Build our building shell and try to get it weather tight before next winter.
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mikehu1966
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# Posted: 15 Jan 2012 08:03pm
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1) Sell my current double wide modular on 25 acres
2) Payoff some bills
3) Buy a new pice of land atatched to a NY State Forest.
4) hopefully get somekind of shelter on for 2012 hunting season.
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Buggy
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# Posted: 2 Feb 2012 12:21am
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1) Build bench seating around my fire-pit
2) Install a small solar system for cabin
3) Build some adirondack chairs
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DaJTCHA
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# Posted: 3 Feb 2012 04:43pm
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Mine won't fit on here...LOL!
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bugs
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# Posted: 3 Feb 2012 06:08pm
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We are essentially hopefully finished with the project(s) and everything seems to be running smoothly and we are comfortable so if it ain't broke don't fix it. Cross fingers. Knock on wood.
Plan is to enjoy, enjoy, enjoy the place as much as possible.
Do have some projects tho:
-get some gravel (50 yards +) in at the yard site and along the driveway
-get a couple of full 1/4 cask Laphroig bottles at the shack and some Baileys bottles and try and empty them.
-fire up the cameras and take pictures of everything
-get the telescope out and enjoy the night skies
And now the odd stuff:
-get a native plant nursery set up and running
-do a biodiversity survey of everything that creepeth and crawleth and groweth on the property..... You may ask whyeth!!??! We supposedly have a site visit by a nature group this spring that may result in our property becoming a nature sanctuary. Would be super if it all works out and the place would be protected after we are gone.
Anyways that is our plan(s) for 2012
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Borrego
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# Posted: 3 Feb 2012 09:46pm
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Drywall - Ugggh hate it but, it's gotta be done
Install cabinets
Tile shower and kitchen
Wood floor
Appliances in
Run water and gas to cabin
etc...
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skootamataschmidty
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# Posted: 10 Feb 2012 02:49pm
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I have a lot of the same things to do myself but one thing I am going to add that I didn't see here was drink beer and enjoy good times with family an friends!!!
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trollbridge
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# Posted: 10 Feb 2012 11:21pm
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Quoting: skootamataschmidty one thing I am going to add that I didn't see here was drink beer and enjoy good times with family an friends!!
Me too...minus the beer-YUCK! :-)
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Kharkov43
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# Posted: 11 Feb 2012 07:51am
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Lord willing where going to finish the deck down to the lake and put a new roof on and enjoy the cabin.
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mikehu1966
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# Posted: 9 Jul 2012 12:58pm
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How is everyone doing with their to-lists?
Done  1) Sell my current double wide modular on 25 acres
In Process 2) Payoff some bills
Just started 3) Buy a new pice of land attached to a NY State Forest.
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